رَعْرَاعٌ
Root: رع
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رَعْرَاعٌ
The tall reed or cane, or tall reeds or canes, in the place of growth thereof, while fresh: so accord. to Az, as heard by him from the Arabs.
2 And hence, as some say, or, accord. to others, from رَعْرَعَةٌ in the latter of the two senses assigned to it above, A boy who has attained to youthful vigour, and justness of stature; as also رَعْرَعٌ : or a youth, or young man, of goodly proportions, with beauty of youthfulness; as also رَعْرَعٌ and رُعْرُعٌ : or arriving at the age of puberty; as also رُعْرُعٌ and رُعْرُعَةٌ : or who has become active, (تَحَرَّكَ,) and big, or of full growth: [see also مُتَرَعْرِعٌ:] the pl., i. e. of رَعْرَعٌ [and رُعْرُعٌ ] and رَعْرَاعٌ, is رَعَارِعُ.
3 A coward.
4 A certain plant: [perhaps the inula Arabica; now called رَعْرَاع أَيُّوب; or, as Forskål designates the plant now thus called, inula dysenterica:] some say that this word is formed by transposition from عَرْعَارٌ.
2 And hence, as some say, or, accord. to others, from رَعْرَعَةٌ in the latter of the two senses assigned to it above, A boy who has attained to youthful vigour, and justness of stature; as also رَعْرَعٌ : or a youth, or young man, of goodly proportions, with beauty of youthfulness; as also رَعْرَعٌ and رُعْرُعٌ : or arriving at the age of puberty; as also رُعْرُعٌ and رُعْرُعَةٌ : or who has become active, (تَحَرَّكَ,) and big, or of full growth: [see also مُتَرَعْرِعٌ:] the pl., i. e. of رَعْرَعٌ [and رُعْرُعٌ ] and رَعْرَاعٌ, is رَعَارِعُ.
3 A coward.
4 A certain plant: [perhaps the inula Arabica; now called رَعْرَاع أَيُّوب; or, as Forskål designates the plant now thus called, inula dysenterica:] some say that this word is formed by transposition from عَرْعَارٌ.
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